SMYTEC LTD - Key Persons
Alex is a multi-disciplinary physicist with two master's degrees, one in Atmospheric Physics and another in Oceanography. Alex completed his PhD at the University of Leicester, UK, during which he transferred over to forensic science research, investigating the potential for adopting atmospheric physics and space research applications to under-evaluated areas of forensic science, with a key focus on the recovery of fingerprints from post-blast IED incidents, such as terrorist attacks. Since 2014 Alex has built up an extensive list of international contacts in the police, forensic and defence sectors, ranging from government agencies to local police forces around the world. He has presented at many prestigious conferences and meetings, including delivering two Keynote Presentations. Alex created Smytec to provide a range of technologies for non-contact and non-destructive evidence retrieval, including our ground-breaking technology: BlindSite. He also provides networking, consultancy and training to leading forensic practitioners, international law enforcement agencies, defence agencies, and academic & research institutes. Alex is an avid football & rugby fan and enjoys playing tennis & running in his spare time.
PAUL GARMAN - Chief Commercial Officer
Paul has over 25 years business development and sales management experience working at the highest levels within major corporates. His first experience in forensics was in 2005 while working on the national fingerprint database, and in more recent times he has been supporting the market exploitation of disruptive forensics research across the field, from initial university research through to commercial sales. This brought him into contact with the exciting innovations at Smytec where he is now working as Chairman and Commercial Director. Aside his experience in forensics, Paul has been working on the government 'Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research' programme for 5 years and in this capacity brings a wealth of small business knowledge to Smytec. He also has extensive contacts in the defence industry and other industry sectors.
Rob has spent 10 years project managing state-of-the-art engineering and product development in the automotive industry. From early stage strategy development through to launch into production, he has significant technical experience spanning multiple engineering disciplines. Prior to joining Smytec, Rob worked at Jaguar Land Rover where he delivered projects including the chassis systems for Range Rover and the semi-autonomous driver assistance system for the new Land Rover Defender. As CTO Rob is the engineering lead at Smytec, responsible for the overall technical management and delivery of the company's projects with a customer focused approach. Rob has a First Class Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Southampton and is APMP qualified in Project Management. He is a keen squash player and loves to get out on the golf course if the sun is shining.